Meet Christopher McKinney, caretaker of Jim Irsay's historic guitars

4:52 PM,
Dec. 4, 2013

Christopher McKinney plays a 1939 Martin D-45 in Jim Irsay's office.

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Jim Irsay pays Colts general manager Ryan Grigson to curate and care for a roster of football players.

When it comes to the curation and care of his collection of historic guitars, Irsay has Christopher McKinney - and 2013 was a banner year for his six-string "draft picks." Among Irsay's acquisitions was an instrument originally owned by the Beatles, a pristine 1959 Gibson Les Paul and an ultra rare 1939 Martin D-45 to his collection.

Unlike Grigson, who can rely on an established structure of college games, media coverage and the scouting combine to learn about players, McKinney crafted his ...